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Producer TOM WERMAN Fires Back At NIKKI SIXX

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE producer Tom Werman has fired back at the group's bassist Nikki Sixx after Sixx responded to Werman's letter to the New York Times calling Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", "totally deluded" and "stunningly inaccurate." Werman took i...

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TWISTED SISTER: Calgary Date Announced

TWISTED SISTER has scheduled the following dates: May 10 - [to be announced] - Bulgaria Jun. 15 - Arrow Rock Festival - Nijmegen, Holland Jul. 13 - Snatch Rock & Roll Lounge - Calgary, AB Aug. 09 - [to be announced] - Finland Aug. 15 - [to be announced] - Norway Sep. 13 – [to ...

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AUTUMN Announces New Singer

Holland's AUTUMN has announced the addition of singer Marjan Welman to the group's ranks. She replaces Nienke de Jong, who recently announced her departure from the band. Within the Dutch rock scene, Marjan is considered to be a promising talent with her warm voice and perfect timing. Her recent voc...

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SISTER SIN Wins SWEDEN ROCK's 'Nordic Challenge'

Swedish female-fronted band SISTER SIN beat out more than 2,500 groups to win the Nordic Challenge competition and land a slot at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. SISTER SIN recently released a well-received EP, "Smash The Silence". In addition, the...

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ZIMMERS HOLE Films New Video

The legions of die-hard STRAPPING YOUNG LAD fans can rejoice because ZIMMERS HOLE has returned with a ferocious new album, "When You Were Shouting At the Devil, We Were In League With Satan", that is set for a March 11 release. The album's title track is currently streaming on the band's official My...

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Reunited THE RODS To Play Exclusive Scandinavian Show At Norway's METAL ROCK FEST

THE RODS, the classic '80s metal band led by guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein (a cousin of Ronnie James Dio),will play its only Scandinavian show of 2008 at the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. Also newly confirmed for the event are E...

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SUSPERIA Confirmed For Norway's METAL ROCK FEST

Norwegian melodic thrashers SUSPERIA have been confirmed for the Metal Rock Fest, a brand new two-day event set to take place August 15-16 in Lillehammer, Norway. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ADAM BOMB ASTRAL DOORS CIRCUS MAXIMUS FREAK KITCHEN MANIFEST MY DYING BRIDE OPETH PARADOX...

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NIKKI SIXX Responds To Producer's Letter To The NY TIMES

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has responded to a letter penned by the group's former producer Tom Werman in which Tom called Sixx's recently published memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", "totally deluded" and "stunningly inaccurate." Werman leveled his critici...

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'Phoenix Rising' Benefit Concert For Station Family Fund; Video Report Available

New England Cable News (NECN) aired a three-minute report on Monday night's (February 25) Phoenix Rising benefit concert to raise money for the Station Family Fund, which distributes funds to victims and survivors of The Station nightclub fire. The fire, which claimed 100 lives and severely injured...

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Report: Rockers Rise Up In Benefit Concert For Station Victims

Michael Marotta of BostonHerald.com reports: More than three dozen performers came together [for last night's Phoenix Rising benefit concert] to raise money for the Station Family Fund, which distributes funds to victims and survivors of The Station nightclub fire that claimed 100 lives and severely...

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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE Producer Says NIKKI SIXX's Book Is 'Stunningly Inaccurate'

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE producer Tom Werman has slammed CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's book "Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star" as "totally deluded" and "stunningly inaccurate." In a letter to the New York Times, Werman took issue with Sixx's assertion that he chatted on the phone du...

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Fury & Flames

If you were like me, wondering where HATE ETERNAL would go after its musically diverse album in "I, Monarch" (the last for Earache) and basically assumed that the fourth effort, "Fury & Flames" (the first for Metal Blade) would continue in that direction, then you'd be dead wrong. The path follo...

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ALL ENDS: Debut Album Lands On Japanese Chart

Swedish hard rock band ALL ENDS, which features in its ranks Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Fredrik Johansson (DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES' "The Jester Race" album) and Peter Mårdklint (EMBRACED, TENEBRE) on guitar, along with Josef Skanås o...

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DEE SNIDER Discusses STATION FAMILY FUND Relief Concert On 'Today'; Video Available

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider visited NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday (February 20) to talk about the tragic 2003 fire at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island and how heavy metal is helping the survivors and family members. Watch the segment below. It's been five years since a fire engulfed Th...

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Benefit Concert For Survivors Of Station Fire 'Bombing' At Box Office

Michael Marotta of BostonHerald.com reports: Despite boasting a lineup of rock and country stars, Monday night's (Feb. 25) benefit at Providence's Dunkin' Donuts Center to raise funds for the survivors of the Station nightclub fire is bombing at the box office. "The show is not selling what we expec...